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Cookstown 1’s 5-1 Newry 1’s
Newry travelled to recently crowned league champions Cookstown on Saturday in their final game of a long hard season. Their work would be cut out for them as Cookstown were free scoring in recent weeks.
Cookstown were playing like league champions dominating much of the play and restricting Newry to just a few counter attacks. The visitors were playing with their backs to the wall but were able to keep out the home side until a few minutes before the break. Cookstown had forced a number of consecutive short corners before the pressure told and after Greer had initially cleared the first attempt off the line the rebound was fired home to leave the score one nil at the break.
In the second half Cookstown flew out of the traps and really stepped through the gears as they scored just 45 seconds into the second period. They did not slow down and scored two more goals in the next five minutes to leave Newry reeling.
The visitors managed to pull one back with a short corner that Colin McKnight fired home but it did little to dent the Cookstown team’s confidence. Just before the end they made it five to finish off a resounding win.
Team: J. Porter, J. Greer, D. Hogg, N. McKnight, N. Liggett, C. Henning, R. Irwin, C. McKnight, M. McCullough, K. McWilliams, A. Baird, D. Barlow
Result
Newry 2’s 1-3 Cliftonville 2’s
Goal Scorer: Darren Liggett
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A comprehensive win for Newry City over Tobermore has cemented their place in the top half of the table pre-the April split.
The win came courtesy of a half dozen goals the pick of which was goal number five, a wonder strike from Decky Carville which flew into the top corner of the Tobermore net. However, while goals win games, in this league Newry have quickly learnt that they must first win the right to score and on Saturday Newry’s fortune was set by solid displays from a quartet of players, John Boyle, Ian Curran, Kevin McArdle and Mark Patton, all of whom turned in flawless displays to set the foundation for what in the end turned out a routine win.
That was not however how the game started, Tobermore first out of the blocks, Nicky Hudson rising highest to head a corner over the Newry crossbar followed by an important intervention from Boyle stretching to head a cross ball for a corner with two Tobermore forwards ready to pounce. Newry soon created chances for themselves, Thomas McCann sweeping play wide to Decky Carville, his cross testing the aerial ability of Timmy Grant who did well to skim the crossbar. Newry were gradually getting on top and with 12 minutes gone they tested Matthew McGraw for the first time, Patton nodding the ball down to Keith Johnston who tried his luck from the edge of the box, the Tobermore keeper parrying the ball to safety.
Newry grabbed the opening goal after 17 minutes. After winning possession short of midfield McCann fed the ball wide to Johnston, the winger delaying the return ball long enough for McCann to make his way into the box to bravely challenge for the cross, McGraw able only to block McCann’s header onto Conor Kearns who inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net to put Newry a goal ahead. McCann didn’t have to wait long for a goal of his own to cap his Man of the Match display. With 20 minutes on the clock Carville won possession on the left wing before quickly finding the feet of Timmy Grant, his first-time ball into the penalty area won in a tackle by McCann who quickly regained his feet before calmly placing the ball past McGraw to double the Newry advantage.
Goal Scorers: Keith Johnston, Thomas McCann, Decky Carville, Ian Curran, Sean McMullan
The game was all but over as a contest on the half hour mark with a goal made by Newry keeper Kieran Gordon and scored by Keith Johnston. With Tobermore on the attack Gordon found himself isolated against Tobermore striker Nicky Hudson, Gordon using his frame to guard the net before pinching the ball clean from Hudson’s feet. In a flash Gordon turned defence into attack with a long kick out which Johnston judged better than Tobermore’s central defender Kearns, the Newry man timing his run perfectly to latch on to the bouncing ball and place a half volley into the bottom corner of the Tobermore net to put Newry 3-0 up, a score line which remained until the half time whistle.
It took Newry five minutes into the second half to add to the score line and when it came it was a classic centre half’s goal, Mark Hughes delivering a corner to the penalty spot, Ian Curran capping another solid display with a powerful downward header which gave McGraw little chance. It was now a case of how many goals Newry could rack up and they had a great chance for number five on the hour mark, Patton switching play from right to left with a beautiful curling ball straight to the feet of Carville on the edge of the box, the centre forward then leaving his marker for dead as he took the ball to the end line before trying to find the run of Sean McMullan, McMullan denied by a last ditch tackle to deflect the ball for a corner.
The 68th minute saw a contender for goal of the season. Starting with McArdle at the half way line he rolled the ball forward to Marty Havern who in turn set the ball back perfectly for McArdle to sweep a curling ball picking out Carville on the edge of the penalty area. Carville’s first touch was to control the ball on his chest, the second a volley on the turn which flew into the top corner of the Tobermore net despite the despairing dive from McGraw for a picture goal.
The 80th minute brought a late sting for Newry, Tobermore’s right back Shannon Crooks venturing forward found himself with a shooting opportunity inside the Newry box, his effort partially blocked by Gordon but not enough to stop the balls path towards goal, Stephen McCabe covering behind Gordon instinctively scooping the ball from the goal line with his hand which gave referee Mark Dillon little option but to brandish a straight red card at the Newry left back. With a spot kick duly awarded it was left to Tobermore’s Glen Law to grab a consolation goal which he did despite the best effort of Gordon. A little rejuvenated by this Tobermore immediately had a great chance for a second, a long ball over the top finally beating the Newry defence, Gordon producing a fine stop to deny Peter Duffin.
Birthday Boy Thomas McCann receives his MOTM Award sponsored by Hughes BET presented by Martin McLoughlin
Having awarded a penalty at the away end referee Dillon was given a chance to balance the books on 85 minutes when Carville set up McMullan with a shooting chance. When the big man’s effort was only parried out by the Tobermore keeper, Newry’s birthday boy Thomas McCann was the first to react to the loose ball only to be barged off it by Kearns, Dillon without hesitation correctly pointing straight to the spot. With McMullan on the field that means only one thing and the Newry striker once more delivered sending McGraw the wrong way to round off a 6-1 win for Newry which satisfied Newry manager Darren Mullen who as usual wasn’t looking any further forward than the next game “This turned out to be a comfortable win for us but only because we maintained the same effort from the Dundela game. We know the ability is there within the squad, it’s just how we apply ourselves that will determine how well we perform. Thankfully we started the game well and put them on the back foot. We have pace throughout the team and when Kevin and Giggsy are running at teams right from our back line it creates plenty of chances.
When we have players running from deep the way Tucker did then it makes life difficult for them to defend and he took his chances well. The fact we are disappointed with conceding also shows how much the players value keeping a clean sheet. That said it’s another good win for us and with 9 games to go we are starting to look strong. However, we never get ahead of ourselves and know for sure that next week’s game against Sport and Leisure will again be a tough battle.
Newry’s next game is next Saturday 18th March away to Sport and Leisure Swifts, KO 3pm. Newry City travel club bus will leave The Stonebridge at 1:15pm.
Match Day Mascots Sean Lennon & Jake Smyth
Newry 6 Tobermore 1
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Senior Men
Our senior men continue to train three times per week as they continue their preparations for the upcoming season.
Senior Ladies
The senior ladies team are back in training and have three challenge games arranged in March before the league begins:
Monday 13th against Saval at St Joseph’s High school at 7.30pm.
Monday 20th an away game against Castlewellan at 7.30pm.
Monday 27th at home against Rostrevor at 6.45pm.
The league begins with a home game on Saturday April 1st against Clann Eireann at 7pm, before travelling to Dromintee the following week.
Minor Boys
Training for our minor boys continues as normal over the coming at the club.
U16 Boys
Training for the U16 boys continues on Thursday night at 6.00pm in Correnshigo. All our U16 footballers are asked to meet at the Shane's at 5.40pm sharp on Thursday evening.
U16 Girls
Circuit training for our U16 girls continues this Tuesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.45pm in Bessbrook Community Centre.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankin’s were in action against Tullysaran in the quarter-final of the Féile Shield on Saturday but unfortunately, they lost out narrowly by two points, 3 – 11 to 3 – 9. The lads began the game well and found themselves in front early on, a lead which they maintained until half-time but Tullysaran eventually edged ahead with less than ten minutes left on the clock. The young Rankin’s battled hard right until the end but they were unable to claim the win and a semi-final spot. Despite the loss, the young lads can take great heart from their performance on Saturday – they played some great football and despite it being early in the year there are plenty signs that they have an exciting and enjoyable season ahead. Training continues thus Thursday evening at 6.30pm and all players are asked to be in attendance.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls continue indoor training this Wednesday evening from 7.30pm to 8.45pm at Cloughreagh Community Centre. Please contact Tara Byrne on 07397 540087 for further information.
U12 Boys
Training for this age group continues next Saturday afternoon at 4.00pm at the Shane’s and all players are requested to attend.
U12 Girls
With our U12 girls’ management team now in place training will be getting underway within the next few weeks – keep an eye on the notes for more details.
U10s
Our U10 footballers hosted Whitecross on Saturday afternoon in their first game of 2017. Two pitches were set-up and upwards of 20 kids enjoyed a great game of football on a lovely afternoon. The young Shane’s footballers played some great football throughout both games and thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks to Whitecross who travelled down to play. Training for the U10s continues on Sunday mornings at 11.00am.
U8s
Training for U8 footballers takes place every Sunday at 11.00am at the field and all players at this age group are asked to attend. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to come along.
U6s
Training for our U6 footballers continues this Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre and all new boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Shanes Gaelic for Girls
There are only two weeks remaining of the Shanes Gaelic for Girls programme, next Saturday 18th March and the following Saturday, 25th March. Once again it has been a very successful programme with large numbers of girls attending and they are all encouraged to come along for the last couple of sessions.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
U8’s and U10’s train in St Paul's on a Tuesday night from 6.00pm – 7.00pm, all new members age four and upwards are welcome to attend. Training for the U12 and U14 camogs will take place on the Shane’s pitch on Wednesday nights from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. whilst the U16s will train on Wednesday’s from 6.30pm – 7.30pm at Shane’s.
Registration Evening
A further registration evening will take place at the club on Monday, 13th March from 7.30pm for all those people who have still to pay their club membership for 2017.
Membership Rates for 2017
Club membership is now due and the rates for 2017 are as follows:
Senior Members: £30.00
Cairde Members: £15.00
OAPs: £15.00
U18s: £15.00 for first player in a family, £10.00 for every other player
All membership must be paid before 31st March 2017.
Good Luck
Good luck to our own Matthew Girvan and his St Colman’s College team-mates in the MacRory Cup final this coming Friday.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 2, 18, 22 & 25. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at an impressive £5,200.
Siúl at the Shane’s
As most of you know we ran a very successful Pave the Way scheme last year which led to the installation of a brilliant concrete driveway in and around the club. To everyone who donated to that scheme we are extremely grateful and a sign will be erected shortly thanking you all.
The next phase of development at the club will see the creation of a floodlit Community Walkway around our main pitch. This project is being partly funded by the Council but the club need to raise a certain amount of funding also and this is where you, our friends and members, can help out.
Siúl at the Shane's is a scheme where people can donate to or sponsor a yard of asphalt as we attempt to raise the necessary funds for the new walkway. The walkway itself will be available for use by the whole community and will give people the opportunity to walk in a safe and friendly environment all year round.
Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the scheme please contact our club chairman, Mick Mackin, on 07746 242231.
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Newry 1’s 1-1 North Down 1’s
Newry hosted North Down on Tuesday evening in a game both sides were hoping to win to secure league survival. Newry started the brighter of the two sides and could have been one up early on when good work from the forwards to break down play lead to Keith McWilliams collecting the ball in the circle but he was denied by the advancing keeper with his initial shot and with the rebound.
Midway through the half the home side finally found the break through with Kyle McCombe and McWilliams linking up on the right hand side and breaking into the circle for McCombe to slot home on his return to the first eleven.
In the second half North Down pushed forward pinning Newry back for long periods but were unable to find a break through or a clear cut chance. Newry were able to force a number of short corners but could not find the second goal. North Down however were able to capitalise on their first real chance through a short corner as they got back on level terms. Newry managed to hold on and see out the match for a vital point.
Team: J. Porter, J. Greer, N. McKnight, C. Henning, N. Liggett, R. Irwin, C. McKnight, D. Andrews, K. McWilliams, M. McCullough, K. Fletcher, K. McCombe, I. Toombs, A. Baird
Newry 2’s 2-3 Kilkeel 3’s
After a free week last week Newry entertained local rival’s Kilkeel on Friday night. Newry should have been in front early in the first half as they dominated both possession and territory with chances falling to Graham, McCafferty and Andrews. It was Andrews who gave Newry a deserved lead with a well-placed penalty corner. This goal should have settled Newry but kilkeel snatched an equaliser which came after a scramble when the first shot from a short corner was saved by the Newry keeper Collum but was eventually tucked away by a Kilkeel player!
Half time Newry 1 Kilkeel 1
Newry started the second half with purpose and were rewarded when they were awarded a penalty stroke which frontman Simon Mccafferty tucked away with ease his 3rd goal in 2 games! Kilkeel responded with 2 quick fire goals and Newry had some big chances to equalise but found the Kilkeel goalkeeper in good form.
This was only Newry's second defeat from Christmas which is a record they can be extremely proud of!
Team: Collum, A. Baird, A. Marks, S. McCafferty, D. Andrews, A. McMinn, R. McMinn, S. Graham, G. Alderdice, M. McCaigue, P. English, A. Foster, E. Graham
Kilkeel 1’s 4-1 Newry 1’s
Newry travelled to Kilkeel on Saturday with a depleted side and knew they would have their work cut out for them with the home-side still in with a chance of winning the league. The Mourne men controlled the first half for long periods as they applied pressure but could not break down a resolute defence with keeper Josh Porter not having to make a save of note in the first half.
The second half started with a bang as Newry won their first sort corner of the game. McWilliams was able to find Greer at the back post who should have had a simple tap in but managed to miss the opportunity. Within 20 seconds Kilkeel were in the lead as they went straight up the other end to score.
Newry tried to get back on level terms but found Kilkeel’s pacey frontline hard to handle and they were soon two down. As Newry pushed forward trying to get back into the game they left gaps in defence and Kilkeel scored two more quick fire goals to make it four. Newry did manage to get a consolation goal with only a minute left with Kris Fletcher firing in a first time shot.
Newry host Raphoe on Tuesday evening in their last home game of the season in a must win game.
Team: J. Porter, J. Greer, D. Hogg, N. McKnight, A. Baird, C. Henning, R. Irwin, C. Mcknight, M. McCullough, K. Fletcher, K. McWilliams
Result
Annadale Ladies 2-0 Newry Ladies.
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An unbelievable opening four minutes during which they grabbed three goals sealed the points for Newry City at The Showgrounds against in form Dundela. The scene was set in the opening minute when a clever ball inside the Dundela left back found Kevin McArdle in space deep inside the penalty area, McArdle feigning to cross before beating Alan Blaney at his near post from an acute angle.
The home support were still celebrating the opening goal when Newry doubled the advantage, Grant again involved picking out the run of Keith Johnston, Johnston continuing into the penalty area before switching the ball across the box to Mark Hughes who wasted no time blasting a high shot past Blaney in the Dundela net.
Incredibly the home side made it three with less than four minutes on the clock, Decky Carville wining the ball inside the Dundela half, Johnston once more the provider switching play to Hughes on the left wing, the Newry captain bearing down on goal before calmly shooting back across Blaney into the far corner of the Dundela net. And it could have been four for Newry after ten minutes with the roles reversed, Hughes swinging a low cross into the Dundela box into the path of Johnston who tried his luck with an instinctive first time shot, Blaney on top this time blocking with his legs.
Obviously rattled by Newry’s opening blitz it took the visitors until the 20th minute before they troubled the Newry keeper, Jamie Jackson crossing for Matthew Burrows to head on goal, Kieran Gordon making a comfortable save.
Spurred by this Dundela created a flurry of half chances, Jackson firing a shot over the crossbar when set up by Ben Roy. On the half hour mark Gordon was called into action again, quickly off his line to deflect a Burrows effort for a corner. The half ended with two good chances for Newry, Grant out pacing the Dundela defence to make room on the right wing before squaring the ball for Hughes who was unfortunate to see his shot go the wrong side of the Dundela post. And the half closed with a glorious chance for Newry to wrap up the points, Grants through ball giving Thomas McCann a one on one with Blaney, the keeper using all his experience to steal the ball at McCann’s feet.
Dundela introduced Mark McClelland at the break and the big man brought an immediate aerial threat to the Newry goal which paid dividends on the hour mark, McClelland heading a crossed ball down to Burrows at the back post, the striker finishing from close range.
Any lingering hope of a Dundela come back was extinguished five minutes later when Newry restored the three-goal lead with a route one goal, Gordons long clearance won by Carville who with a glancing header released Johnston for a run on goal, Johnston making ground before blasting a high shot past Blaney for an empathic finish.
On 70 minutes Carville almost claimed Newry’s fifth goal, picked out at the back post by a pin point cross from Ian Curran, Carville controlled the ball on his chest before attempting an audacious lob unfortunate to see his effort bounce off the cross bar. With time running out the final chance of the day fell to the visitors, a ricochet around midfield saw the ball spring into the Newry half giving Burrows a free run on goal, Gordon alert to the danger quickly off his line to save.
After the game Newry manager Darren Mullen was obviously satisfied with his teams’ efforts “There were some harsh words before the game due to the inconsistent nature of how the players have applied themselves this season. The defeat against Newington was disappointing so we needed a reaction and that’s exactly what happened. To score three goals in the first four minutes at any level doesn’t happen too often so to do it against a good side in Dundela makes it even more special. They couldn’t cope with our pace and movement and we really should have been more than three up at half time. Kevin McArdle was rightly named man of the match but I thought the whole team was superb from start to finish. The second half was a tighter affair but we never looked in danger of losing the game and it was a really good win for us. With ten games to go we are in a good position but yesterday’s performance has set a high bench mark and one that we cannot afford to fall below if we are to get anything out of this season”
Newry now wait two weeks for their next competitive fixture, a home league match against Tobermore on March 11th. Newry City Reserves who are well placed to win the Mid Ulster Reserve league have an important league fixture at The Showgrounds next Saturday 4th March against local side Valley Rangers. KO 2.15pm.
Match Highlights courtesy of NCAFC TV www.youtube.com
Many thanks to Match Day Mascots Charlotte & Amy O’Hare who definitely brought the boys luck!! We hope to see you both back at The Showgrounds soon.
Final Score Newry 4 Dundella 1
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Mossely 3’s 2-4 Newry 2’s
Newry travelled to Mossely for a 1pm start on Saturday with a depleted squad, they were slow to start with a reshuffled pack. The home side took full advantage of this taking an early lead with only 5 minutes gone, when a miss hit reverse stick shot managed to beat Collum in nets and trickle over the line.
This seemed to wake Newry up who immediately got back on level terms when they won a short corner from the restart which was dispatched by David Andrews.
This breathed life into Newry and a few minutes later, after some good passing around and inside Mossleys circle Newry had a shot stopped on the line by a Mossely defenders body, and a penalty stroke was awarded. Captain Andrew Marks stepped up to take the stroke but was unable to convert as the keeper guessed the right side and palmed the ball away.
Mossely drew next blood as they were able to convert from a well worked short corner to take the lead for the second time in the game.
Again from the hit off Newry worked the ball well and moved it down the right with good skills and great one twos with Veteran Mervyn Mccaigue and Davy Andrews , who crashed a cross in which hit a defenders stick and dropped nicely to a well-placed Simon McCafferty who instinctively stroked the ball into the bottom corner, 2-2 at the break.
In the second half the game ebbed and flowed with boths sides going all out for the crucial third goal. With 15 minutes to go Mark McCullough picked the ball up inside the Newry 25, he pushed forward with the ball brushing aside any attempts to tackle him before unleashing a great shot which was saved denying what could have been goal of the season from this promising young player.
This piece of individual skill spurred Newry on and they managed to fire in two goals in the next five minutes to kill off the game. The first of which came after some neat work between Phillip Moffett and Simon McCafferty before McCafferty’s shot was stopped illegally on the line, Newry were awarded their second penalty stroke of the afternoon. David Andrews this time stepped up and slotted home to give Newry a 3-2 lead.
The fourth goal came about it much the same way as the third as Newry were awarded an unprecedented third penalty stroke of the match. This time Simon McCafferty stepped up and fired home into the side netting to clinch the win for Newry. Newry have now been beaten only once in 2017 and would hope to finish the season off strongly with two home games remaining.
Team: A.Collum, M. McCaigue, A. Marks, S. McCafferty, A. Foster, S. Graham, D. Andrews, E. Graham, A. Baird, G. Alderdice, P. Moffett, M. McCullough
Newry Ladies 2-3 Dromore Ladies
Newry hosted Dromore in their first game of the ladies plate competition. Newry weathered an early storm from the visitors as they applied pressure on the home defence which held firm and seen off anything that came at them. It was Newry’s turn to apply some pressure, and they were able to make this pressure count as Shannon Rosbinson scored their first goal which came after a scramble when the first shot from a short corner was saved by the keeper.
Newry were really on the up and three minutes later they made it two nil when Robinson again was in the right place as she flicked the ball high over the advancing keepers shoulder.
The home side pressed forward looking for the third and won a number of short corners but could not convert. Just before the break Dromore won a short corner of their on which seen ex Newry player Nicola Clemence step inside the first runner and flick the ball high into the net. 2-1 at the break.
Newry dominated large spells of the second period, forcing short corner after short corner after good work from Kathryn Baird, Rachael Lockhart and Stephanie Smart, but were kept at bay by some good saves and last ditch tackles from Dromore. With five minutes left Dromore won the ball back deep in their defence and fired a long hopefully ball forward which was picked up by the Dromore forward who was one on one with Newry keeper Collette Lambe, who was unfortunate not to keep the ball out as it trickled over the line.
Dromore one a short corner on the final whistle and pushed everyone forward in search of the winning goal. After a goal mouth scrambled which seemed to go on for an eternity they managed to scramble the ball over the line to come away with a 3-2 win and progress into the next round of the Plate. Newry can count themselves unlucky not to come away with a win after a very strong performance.
Team: C. Lambe, A. Harpur, L. Simpson, V. Lewis, R. Murdoch, R. Lockhart, G. Davidson, S. Rollins, T. McElroy, K. Baird, S. Smart, S. Robinson, L. Inns
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Annual Dinner Dance
The club held a very success Dinner Dance in the Canal Court Hotel on Saturday night with well over one hundred people in attendance to honour and recognise the achievements of the club in 2016.
Following a fantastic meal, the MC for the night Paul O’Neill invited our chairman Mick Mackin to say a few words. Mick thanked everyone for their contribution, hard work and commitment to the club over the past year and encouraged everyone to continue to work for the betterment of Shane O’Neill’s. It was then on to the presentation of awards with our minor boys up first to collect their Division 1B league winner’s medals before Matthew Girvan picked up the Minor Player of the Year award. Greg McCabe was named the U21 Player of the Year with Paul O’Rourke collecting the Senior Player of the Year. A number of awards were presented to Eamon McCabe, Matthew Girvan and Greg McCabe in recognition of representing Armagh at minor and U21 level last year.
It was on then to our ladies’ football awards with joint senior manager Caoibhe Sloan highlighting the achievements of 2016, including the fact that our senior ladies were crowned Armagh and Ulster champions before narrowly missing out on an All-Ireland title in December. Caoibhe paid tribute to everyone who helped make 2016 so successful before Peter Lynch presented recognition awards to Angela Jones, Aoibhín Osborne, Paul McArdle, Keelan Downey, Anthony Sloan, Declan Lynch, Conor McKeown and Martina Devlin. Kirsty Murphy was then named the U16 Player of the Year with Cliodhna Sloan picking up the Minor Player of the Award. Hayley Mackin was nominated the Most Committed Player of the Year before Louise Kenny collected the Senior Player of the Year trophy.
Our Hall of Fame award was made to Gabriel McCreesh who played for the Shanes many years ago, before our current senior manager David Muckian picked up the Club person of the Year trophy. Before finishing a number of special awards were made to Caoibhe Sloan and Peter Lynch in recognition of their achievements with our senior ladies in 2016.
Following the completion of the awards ceremony everyone danced and enjoyed themselves into the early hours.
Senior Men
Our senior men continue to train three times per week as they continue their preparations for the upcoming season.
Shanes Gaelic For Girls
Unfortunately, the poor weather forced us to postpone Gaelic for Girls on Saturday but it will continue next Saturday at 11am in St Paul's Sports hall.
Minor Boys
Training for our minor boys continues as normal over the coming at the club.
U16 Boys
Training for the U16 boys continues on Thursday night at 6.00pm in Correnshigo. All our U16 footballers are asked to meet at the Shane's at 5.40pm sharp on Thursday evening.
U16 Girls
Circuit training for our U16 girls continues this Tuesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.45pm in Bessbrook Community Centre.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boys travelled to Silverbridge on Saturday for a friendly game with a strong panel of eighteen players. All the players got a good run out ahead of their Féile shield game next Saturday, 4th March at home to St Enda’s. Training for the U14s takes place this coming Wednesday evening at 5.50pm at the field. Next Saturday’s game throws-in at 2.00pm next Saturday and all players are asked to be at the club no later than 12.45pm.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls continue indoor training this Wednesday evening from 7.30pm to 8.45pm at Cloughreagh Community Centre. Please contact Tara Byrne on 07397 540087 for further information.
U12 Boys
Training for this age group continues next Saturday afternoon at 4.00pm at the Shane’s and all players are requested to attend.
U12 Girls
With our U12 girls’ management team now in place training will be getting underway within the next few weeks – keep an eye on the notes for more details.
U10s
Training for our U10 footballers continues on Sunday morning at 11.00am at the field.
U8s
Training for U8 footballers takes place every Sunday at 11.00am at the field and all players at this age group are asked to attend. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to come along.
U6s
Training for our U6 footballers continues this Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre and all new boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Training for the U14 and U12 camogs will take place on the Shane’s pitch on Wednesday night’s, starting this Wednesday, 1st March from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. U10's and U8's will train in St Paul's on a Tuesday night from 6.00pm – 7.00pm whilst the U16s will train on Wednesday’s from 6.30pm – 7.30pm at Shane’s.
South Armagh Games and Legends Festival
Next Sunday, 5th March sees the club host the South Armagh Games and Legends Festival as part of the St Patricks celebrations. The event will see a re-enactment of ancient sports, traditions and music from across Ireland and other cultures. It will draw upon Celtic myths and legends associated with the local area and beyond. The event will offer opportunities for all the family to participate in a fun day out. The event will conclude with a medieval banquet to celebrate the event victors. The event will run from 1.00pm – 5.00pm at the Shanes grounds with free entrance and everyone is invited to come along to what should be a great day’s craic.
Registration Morning
A registration morning for all our ladies’ teams from U12 to senior will take place at the club next Sunday, 5th March from 10.00am – 11.30am. This is only for those ladies’ footballers who have not yet registered.
Membership Rates for 2017
Club membership is now due and the rates for 2017 are as follows:
Senior Members: £30.00
Cairde Members: £15.00
OAPs: £15.00
U18s: £15.00 for first player in a family, £10.00 for every other player
All membership must be paid before 31st March 2017.
Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill
The club is actively encouraging more people to sign up to the Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill scheme at a cost £10.00 per month. This money goes directly towards club development schemes and over the past number of years has helped to upgrade the playing surface on the main field, construct a new training pitch, partly contribute to the new concrete driveway and will hopefully help to begin construction on the new walkway around the field. At £10.00 per month we feel it is a very easy, worthwhile and beneficial scheme to sign up to. For further information, please contact Brendy Osborne (07543 806274) or pm the Shane O'Neill's Facebook page.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 11, 19, 20 & 22. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at £5,150.
Condolences
Everyone at the club would like to offer their sympathy to the family of Eugene Monaghan who died recently. Eugene was the grandfather our senior footballer Danny Monaghan, our underage footballer Chloe Monaghan and former player Declan Monaghan. May he rest in peace. The committee and members of Meabh O’Neill’s camogie club send their deepest sympathies to their chairperson Sandra Smith following the death of her nephew Andy Smith. Their thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.
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The Cavern bar is the place to be his Saturday night where a Sports Auction and Fundraiser is taking place in the memory of Raymond Mullen, beloved father of First Team Manager Darren & Player Neil.
Raymond was an avid supporter of the club for many years and a popular man all over the local area, he would be very proud to be associated with this fundraiser for which all proceeds will be split between the family’s two nominated charities – The Daisy Hill Male Medical Ward – to buy comfortable overnight facilities for families and the Friends of Africa organisation.
Newry City AFC Coach Barry Traynor recently made a trip to Zambia and facilitated a football tournament in Raymond Mullens name to help get children in Zambia off the streets, many of whom are homeless and suffer from health conditions. This tournament gave the children a reason to smile and some happier memories to hold. Any further money raised for this terrific charity will be greatly appreciated and save many lives.
During the evening, many fantastic items will be available on auction, the bidding is currently live:
A Brazil jersey signed by none other than the legendary Pele himself, currently top bid sitting at: £170.
A Barcelona top signed by LUIS SUAREZ modelled by Raymies youngest Granddaughter Grace. Bids currently sitting at: £100
A signed copy of Roy Keane’s ‘The second half’. Current top bid of: £50
Everton jersey SIGNED by the current squad. Current top bid of: £80
Sunderland jersey signed by Jermaine Defoe.
Down GAA jersey signed by Paddy Doherty, Kevin Mussen, Paddy O’Rourke and DJ Kane
Michaela Foundation jersey signed by Mickey Harte.
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Annual Dinner Dance
The club’s annual dinner dance takes place next Saturday night, 25th February in the Canal Court Hotel. Having picked up the Armagh and Ulster club titles in 2016 our senior ladies will be guests of honour on the night. Everyone is invited to come along to what should be a brilliant night to celebrate our successes from last year, including of senior ladies and our minor boys who the Division 1B league title. Entry fee is £30 per head and is payable at the door on the night. Dinner will be served at 7.00pm.
Senior Men
Our senior men continue to train three times per week as they continue their preparations for the upcoming season.
Shanes Gaelic For Girls
Shanes Gaelic For Girls programme was postponed on Saturday morning due to the poor weather conditions and a very wet pitch. The programme continues next Saturday morning at 11.00am at the field.
Minor Boys
Training for our minor boys continues this Thursday evening at 7.00pm sharp at the field
U16 Boys
Our U16 boys have amalgamated with Correnshigo and Lisummon for the coming year and will be called Patrick Rankins. Training for the U16 boys continues on Thursday night at 6.00pm in Correnshigo. All our U16 footballers are asked to meet at the Shane's at 5.40pm sharp on Thursday evening.
U16 Girls
Circuit training for our U16 girls continues this Tuesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.45pm in Bessbrook Community Centre.
U14 Boys
This year our U14 boys have amalgamated with Correnshigo and Lisummon and will be known as Patrick Rankins. Training for the U14 boys continues every Thursday evening at 7.00pm and Sunday morning at 11.30am at the Shane’s.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls continue indoor training this Wednesday evening from 7.30pm to 8.45pm at Cloughreagh Community Centre. Please contact Tara Byrne on 07397 540087 for further information.
U12 Boys
This year our U12 boys have also amalgamated with Correnshigo and Lisummon and will be known as Patrick Rankins. Training for this age group continues next Saturday afternoon at 4.00pm at the Shane’s and all players are requested to attend.
U12 Girls
With our U12 girls’ management team now in place training will be getting underway within the next few weeks – keep an eye on the notes for more details.
U10s
Training for our U10 footballers continues on Sunday morning at 11.00am at the field.
U8s
Training for U8 footballers takes place every Sunday at 11.00am at the field and all players at this age group are asked to attend. All boys and girls at this age group are welcome to come along.
U6s
Training for our U6 footballers continues this Wednesday evening at 6.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre and all new boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Training for all camogs continues this coming Tuesday evening, in the sports hall in St Paul’s from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. All new members from age 4 and upwards are welcome to attend. The senior camogs train every Monday and Wednesday evening from 6.30pm – 8.00pm at the Shane’s field.
Membership Rates for 2017
Club membership is now due and the rates for 2017 are as follows:
Senior Members: £30.00
Cairde Members: £15.00
OAPs: £15.00
U18s: £15.00 for first player in a family, £10.00 for every other player
All membership must be paid before 31st March 2017.
Referees Needed
If anyone associated with the club fancies becoming a referee and officiating at underage football (and earning a few quid along the way) please contact Brendy Osborne for further information.
Well Done
Well done to our ladies’ footballers Blaithin Mackin and Jessica Watters who picked up their Ulster Schools All-Stars last Friday night…. well done girls.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our former ladies’ footballer Grainne McTaggart on the birth of her baby daughter Riodhna.
Best Wishes
Best wishes and a speedy recovery to our senior ladies’ footballer Claire Garvey who is currently recovering following recent fall.
Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill
The club is actively encouraging more people to sign up to the Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill scheme at a cost £10.00 per month. This money goes directly towards club development schemes and over the past number of years has helped to upgrade the playing surface on the main field, construct a new training pitch, partly contribute to the new concrete driveway and will hopefully help to begin construction on the new walkway around the field. At £10.00 per month we feel it is a very easy, worthwhile and beneficial scheme to sign up to. For further information, please contact Brendy Osborne (07543 806274) or pm the Shane O'Neill's Facebook page.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 6, 19, 21 & 22. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at £5,100.
Condolences
Everyone at the club would like to offer their sympathy to the family of Oliver Kenny who died last recently. Oliver was the father of our minor footballer James Kenny. Sympathies also to the family of Kathleen McGuinness who died recently. Kathleen was the aunt of our senior footballer Sean McLoughlin and our Cairde member Grace McLoughlin. May both Oliver and Kathleen rest in peace.
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